The Citizen: ‘Study nursing,’ says Gauteng Health as 2025 intake kicks off
The Gauteng Department of Health is inviting qualifying applicants to apply to study towards a Diploma in Nursing at any of the four Gauteng College of Nursing (GCoN) campuses in 2025. Applications ...
Johannesburg - The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) has rejected the "abrupt, irresponsible" decision by the Gauteng health department to cancel the intake of student nurses at some Gauteng ...
Nursing and midwifery occupations represent a significant share of the female workforce. More than 80% of the world’s nurses work in countries that are home to half of the world’s population.
Nursing and midwifery To safeguard the future health workforce and the provision of high-quality health care, steps must be taken to ensure that nursing and midwifery are seen as attractive career options. Nurses and midwives must have a solid evidence-based education that enables them to meet the changing needs of a population by working, on their own and in teams with other professionals ...
The Global strategic directions for strengthening nursing and midwifery 2016–2020 provides a framework for WHO and key stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate nursing and midwifery accomplishments to ensure accessible, acceptable, quality, and safe nursing and midwifery interventions.
Over 55% of WHO Member States report to have less than 40 nursing and midwifery personnel per 10 000 population (about 23% report to have less than 10). In many countries nurses and midwives constitute more than 50% of the national health workforce. Though globally, it is estimated that by 2030, the shortage of nurses and midwives will reduce from the current 9 million to 7.6 million, the ...